At the conclusion of the league phase, individual league rankings (see Annex D) are established according to the following criteria, in the order given:
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position in the group;
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higher number of points;
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superior goal difference;
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higher number of goals scored;
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higher number of away goals scored;
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higher number of wins;
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higher number of away wins;
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lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards received by players and team officials (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3 points);
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higher position in the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League Access List (see Annex C).
In the exceptional case of different sized groups within the same league, the results against the fourth-placed team are not taken into account for the purposes of comparing teams placed first, second and third in their respective group.
At the conclusion of the league phase, the interim overall 2024/25 UEFA Nations League rankings (see Annex D) are established as follows:
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The 16 League A teams are ranked 1st to 16th according to their individual league rankings.
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The 16 League B teams are ranked 17th to 32th according to their individual league rankings.
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The 16 League C teams are ranked 33th to 48th according to their individual league rankings.
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The 6 League D teams are ranked 49th to 54th according to their individual league rankings.
Associations are promoted and relegated between the four leagues for the next edition of the competition as follows:
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The four group winners in each of Leagues B and C and the two group winners in League D are promoted to the next league up.
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The four fourth-placed teams in each of Leagues A and B are relegated to the next league down.
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The two teams from League C ranked 47th and 48th in the interim overall 2024/25 UEFA Nations League rankings at the conclusion of the league phase are relegated to League D.
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The four winners of the League A/B play-off ties play in League A and the four defeated teams play in League B.
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The four winners of the League B/C play-off ties play in League B and the four defeated teams play in League C.
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If contested, the two winners of the League C/D play-off ties play in League C and the two defeated teams play in League D.
The final overall 2024/25 UEFA Nations League rankings are established based on the results of the knockout stage and the play-offs. Teams within each of the groups listed below are ranked based on their position in the 2024/25 interim overall UEFA Nations League rankings (see Annex D).
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The four winners of the quarter-finals are ranked 1st to 4th, until the finals have been completed (see Paragraph 19.06).
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The four defeated teams of the quarter-finals will be ranked 5th to 8th.
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The four teams directly promoted from League B to League A and the four winners of the League A/B play-offs will be ranked 9th to 16th.
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The four teams directly relegated from League A to League B and the four defeated teams of the League A/B play-offs will be ranked 17th to 24th.
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The four teams directly promoted from League C to League B and the four winners of the League B/C play-offs will be ranked 25th to 32nd.
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The four teams directly relegated from League B to League C and the four defeated teams of the League B/C play-offs will be ranked 33rd to 40th.
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The four teams in ranks 41 to 44 remain ranked 41st to 44th.
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The two teams directly promoted from League D to League C and the two winners of the League C/D play-offs will be ranked 45th to 48th.
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The two teams directly relegated from League C to League D and the two defeated teams of the League C/D play-offs will be ranked 49th to 52nd.
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The two teams in ranks 53 and 54 remain ranked 53rd and 54th.
The results of the final and the third-place match are reflected in the final overall 2024/25 UEFA Nations League rankings as follows:
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the winner is ranked 1st;
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the runner-up is ranked 2nd;
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the third-placed team is ranked 3rd;
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the fourth-placed team is ranked 4th.